Colonial Economy: Slavery

When did the use of enslaved Africans first begin in the Americas?

• Early 1500s

• Early 1600s

• Late 1600s

• Early 1700s

What economic system promoted and facilitated the slave trade?

• Mercantilism

• Colonialism

• Triangle Trade

• Columbian Exchange

Which of the following responses best defines the "Middle Passage"?

• The transition from being a free person to an enslaved person

• One part of the Triangle Trade from Africa to the Americas

• The horrific journey from Africa to Americas that Africans were subject to

• The Royal African Company's slogan for its business

Which of the following was NOT a condition enslaved Africans had to endure during the "Middle Passage"?

• Crowded Space

• Filth

• Small beds

• Disease

• Death

When were enslaved Africans first used as a source of labor in the British Colonies in North America?

• 1520

• 1619

• 1641

• 1660

Why did the British Colonies in North America transition from the use of indentured servants to the use of enslaved Africans?

• Cheaper source of labor

• Permanent source of labor

• More profitable source of labor

• Easier source of labor to control

What reason most likely explains the drastic increase in the amount of enslaved Africans in North America in the latter half of the 17th century?

• Colonial participation in the Triangle Trade

• Law of Supply and Demand

• Need for more slave labor on Southern Plantations

• Establishment of the Royal African Company

What 3 responses characterize what life like for enslaved Africans in the South?

• No opportunity to gain freedom

• Newly birthed children were not considered slaves

• Subject to severe punishments

• Remained with the original slave owner for life

• Poor working and living conditions

What 3 responses characterize what life like for enslaved Africans in the North?

• Opportunity to learn a trade or skills

• Small-scale use of slave labor

• Suitable working and living conditions

• Opportunity to gain freedom

• Housework

Why did the implementation of slavery differ between the North and the South?

• Colonists of the North were not as racist as Colonists of the South

• There was no difference between the implementation of slavery in the North and the South

• Regional industries required different amounts of slave labor

• The Triangle Trade imported more enslaved people to one region more than another